lbrande

There’s no question that police are some of the most hardworking and underappreciated civil servants in our society. Every day they interact with millions of people, some law-abiding and some not so much. When it comes to stressful jobs such as law enforcement, having a good sense of humor is very important. In fact, one of the best things you can do for an officer is to give them a good laugh. However, you want to make sure it’s not at the expense of your arrest! Take the man in this joke; for example, he gives us the perfect example of what we should never say to the police.


Yesterday I had a flat tire on the interstate. So I eased my car over to the shoulder of the road, carefully got out of the car and opened the trunk. I took out 2 cardboard men, unfolded them and stood them at the rear of my car facing oncoming traffic. They looked so lifelike you wouldn’t believe! They are in trench coats exposing their nude bodies and private parts to the approaching drivers.

But to my surprise, cars started slowing down looking at my lifelike men. And of course, traffic started backing up. Everybody was tooting their horns and waving like crazy.

It wasn’t long before a state trooper pulled up behind me. He got out of his car and started walking towards me. I could tell he was not a happy camper!



“What’s going on here?’

‘My car has a flat tire,’ I said calmly.

‘Well, what the heck are those obscene cardboard men doing here by the road?’

I couldn’t believe that he didn’t know. So I told him,

‘Hell000000, those are my emergency flashers!’

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Redmond Loc: Oregon

ROTFL

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

It's been my experience that the police and the military have no sense of humor at all. Cracking a joke can get you arrested, at best. I don't know that from personal experience but from what I've heard. Jokes are fine, but not when told to people carrying weapons.

lbrande

Generally, I'm very polite and appreciative to officers and military. Their response to humor can be determined by their demeanor and what you did to gain their attention.

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Last time I was stopped for proceeding at an "exuberant" speed, shall we say, I even made the officer laugh. I still got the ticket. No sense of humor at all!

Collhar Loc: New York City.

Ridiculous.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Groan!

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

Thank you for starting my day of with a good chuckle!

MrMophoto Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"

I have a few friends that are police officers and generally I find when they are working they leave their sense of humor at home. The do laugh at some of the craziness that happens to them, but only after their shift.

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

I think it is similar in the medical field. They develop a MASH sense of humor.

tamparectec

I had a great sense of humor. I was always amused by the stories motorists had to tell me. If they had an entertaining or really funny story, I would frequently treat them to lunch, at the County Jail.

rvharvey Loc: Southern New Jersey

A woman was going through TSA check at the airport. An officer pulled a plastic bag from her carry-on and asked, "What is this?" It was raw Amish pop corn, but she replied with a grin, "Amish Explosives." Most people know that the Amish oppose violence of any kind and refuse to bear arms, but the joke cost her a long and embarrassing search so that she nearly missed her flight.

RoswellNM Loc: SW Indiana

Be glad your innocent silliness didn’t lead to an accident. The responding LEOs would have been even less jolly.

Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY

LMAO!!!